Originally Posted by
Proudelitist
Personal mileage is not paid to rental cars. So, let's say you rent a car out of pocket for 100 dollars, but drive 200 dollars worth of mileage and claim it. You tell the company you drove your personal car, and get 200 dollars, netting a 100 dollar profit. By deception. Fraud.
This scheme creates $100 in income for the employee and a potential bookeeping mess for the employer. If the employer is willing to do this, so be it. But, you can't pocket the $100 extra, have the employer deduct it as a busienss expense and then not report the profit yourself.